%% date:: [[2022-08-31]] Parent:: [[Kubernetes]], [[Kubernetes distributions]] %% # [[minikube]] [site](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/), [repo](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube) Minikube is a lightweight distribution that is particularly good for local installations of k8s or for learning k8s. ## Installation On [[macOS]], you can install minikube via [[Homebrew]]: ```shell brew install minikube ``` ## Usage ### `tunnel` ```shell minikube tunnel ``` The command above creates a route to services deployed with type `LoadBalancer` and sets their ingress to their ClusterIP. [^steadybit] [^steadybit]: SteadyBit. *Deploy example application*. Retrieved from [SteadyBit docs](https://docs.steadybit.com/quick-start/deploy-example-application#step-2a-deploy-on-minikube)